Recreating Balatro's Game Feel | Mix and Jam

All those hours playing Balatro were purely research! I swear!
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PROJECT REPOSITORY
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github.com/mixandjam/balatro-...
REFERENCES
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DOTween plugin
dotween.demigiant.com/
MUSIC
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Balatro - Complete Original Soundtrack (Official)
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Timestamps
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00:00 - Intro + Preview
00:38 - Basic Logic
02:20 - Visual Separation
03:47 - Rotation Details
04:48 - Shaders and Polish
06:27 - Final Result
06:47 - Download + Outro
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[@AlanZucconi]

To all my gamedev students who are thinking of plagiarising this project for their next assignment... I SEE YOU. 👁👄👁

[@mixandjam]

WE SEE YOU

[@doubledope]

Dear students of Alan. He is trying to trick you. Steal everything!

[@romarioteixeira9567]

It’s always amazing to see how you deconstruct a big problem and then solve it piece by piece in such a calm way. Been a while since I did game development but this video inspired me to get back to it

[@rawallon]

Have you tried non-game dev?

[@guillem99]

The card shaders part was really interesting. I would love more videos recreating UI's of games :)

[@SMPTheWildFire]

I really wish there was just 1 comprehensive guide to shader graph effects. All the tutorials I find are always so narrow visioned on just 1 effect or they're way too complex for me to wrap my head around it

[@Pirochiro]

Having the card visual just be a separate object that lerps to the actual card's position is such a simple but effective method! I am going to have to remember that one. 😮

[@Stickguy101]

HE LIVES!!!

[@alessandroarcidiacono1330]

Brackeys and Mix and Jam are back in the same week 🤯

[@GameDragon2k]

Holy crap, that decoupling of the logic and lerping was such a simple and effective solution. I've never quite thought to do something like that.

[@NihongoWakannai]

It's useful for almost anything with smooth movement, including player characters. It's easier to do calculations for simple straightforward movement but it looks ugly, so you just need a nice coat of paint on top.

[@iHeartGameDev]

Continues to be my favorite channel

[@random_precision_software]

I'm so HAPPY to see back again !😊 Please don't leave it as long for your next video...I really missed you.

[@11sveden12]

This is insanely good. You have an incredible talent for demystifying these concepts. Thank you so much for taking the time to do these. We all are looking forward to what you come up with next!

[@abidounesaad3780]

Mix and jam is still the best gamedev channel on youtube as always

[@Shasaur]

Always super hyped when I see a new mix and jam video. Thanks for making this! You've taught me a huge amount about polishing

[@DarkDax]

As always this was a brilliant video! Love how you break down seemingly difficult processes into a digestible and easy to understand way. Great work mate!

[@MrEnvisioner]

Awesome & illuminating video! Welcome back! I didn't even think of having the board itself be 2D with anchored, separate 3D visuals. That makes so much more sense and really simplifies the way that you interact with things. 😀 Thanks!

[@SkabedSkab]

That's an awesome video. Good job! It'd really interesting to see other card games deconstructed, shuffle animations and such too!

[@captainnoyaux]

Wow that's super interesting ! I made small to medium card games but without focusing at all on the game feel so this video is a treasure for me.

[@WilmarNM]

This is one of the best Unity development videos that I have come across on KZbin. I can't believe I didn't know about this channel until now.

[@srb2er]

yesssss another mix n jam video!!!! i genuinely love these videos so much, they are just so rewatchable and interesting (the glossy effect remake looks so nice)

[@eirgel38]

looks great! something I noticed while playing was just how much polish there was for sound effects, actions and visuals.. it does make the game feel better but I wonder how much of its appeal can be attributed to details like that

[@kiraio]

Amazing work as always 🔥

[@TheProtectedVoid]

You nailed it, very smooth, great job!

[@PeterMilko]

Thank you for makign this! I love how you set it up.

[@dreamisover9813]

Great to see a new video on this channel! Insightful as always. The on thing I was wondering at the start is if this isn't easier done with SpriteRenderers in world space, but it seems that using UI components and UI screenspace is a good fit too

[@toxiquid]

this looks great! amazing work as always :)

[@farazgamedev]

Keep posting regularly, big fan of your work 😍

[@shivanshchanana1]

I love your videos, keep up the good work brother!

[@alexanderst.7993]

Ayyy welcome back dude! Nice to see you upload again

[@samuel-tome]

Return of the king!! Really enjoyed watching this! I don't use unity but it's always insightful and entertaining to watch 🔥

[@rupertmcpharlin2464]

Absolutely outstanding video mate. loved it!

[@pbrown7501]

If anything this makes Balatro even more impressive. As someone who has tinkered with LOVE2D I have no fucking idea how most of these effects were accomplished in that framework.

[@junglepuff]

ur videos are awesome, ty for this content dude 💚💚

[@pepperstocks]

You make everything look simpler and amazing!!

[@SAKronikle]

Wow this was fantastically done! I didn't think you'd replicate it so closely but you knocked it out of the park!

[@Kerl0s_]

It’s been a while. Great video! ❤ Love from France!

[@luk72]

one of the best gamedev channels out there, your videos are an amazing resource

[@Footbeat1]

You're my favorite dev magician. Watching your process is a joy

[@TNTCProject]

Great job, André!

[@REXanadu]

Gotta say - this channel continues to be the best channel for breaking down some iconic elements of the games people play Being able to attempt to recreate something on your own is an amazing skill to have in life - especially in game development Here's to hoping this channel continues on and inspires more people to take a crack at this sort of thing 😄

[@trs81234]

Amazing work !

[@alexdacat]

Amazing job on the shaders! It's crazy how much it adds

[@joecool234]

These videos inspired me to get into game development (especially scripting) years ago, great to see you're still making them

[@julianlanty2066]

Incredible video. The little card interactions with the mouse where really good. And the card shaders too

[@Tarodev]

Amazing, as always

[@TedThomasTT]

This is weird, today I looked up one of your old videos to help a student. Then a bit later I discovered Balatro. Then a bit later you uploaded this. Great video as always!

[@CYXNIGHT]

YOU'RE BACK AHHH

[@LaRedGames]

Nice to see u again =D, great Job like always.

[@lunakepio5387]

Oh you guys are back 🎉 🙏

[@KirlianSilvestre]

these are very creative solutions, thanks for sharing, André.

[@DrumsVSTheWorld]

very smart with the shaders. great job!

[@ThinkWithGames]

Can't wait to see what you make in the future!

[@rollyproductions]

The developer said he had a lot of fun learning how to use shaders for the card effects

[@ragerungames]

woah. Long timeee man!! Missed your videos

[@francosoler1756]

Man, im currently working on a card game and this video is a literal GOLDMINE, amazing video as always!

[@eudasmiranda1030]

You always surprise with your explanations!

[@PomuLeafEveryday]

Would've been cool to have seen you recreate it in Love2D, the framework Balatro was made in

[@axewhite6553]

A pleasure to see you again

[@ijzm]

Welcome back!

[@T0ly113]

Very nice. I would love to see how you would build the scoring engine/card interactions in Balatro.

[@LuRybz]

Beautiful work

[@ItsMeHelel]

Holy Balatrole! That was excellent!

[@R4v3nB14ck]

BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS

[@wilson5195]

Looks like I'm not the only one that got super addicted to Balatro xD

[@hlop_vmp]

It's good to see you again

[@azrhyga]

Very good!! Very good job!!

[@RGcrasyRG]

Great work!

[@MisterBr0wn]

awesome stuff

[@DocGeraud]

Amazing job André!

[@mixandjam]

Thanks!! One day I’ll be at SOL leves of awesomeness

[@DocGeraud]

@@mixandjam Thank you man 😊 I think you're already at a way higher level to be honest!

[@joaomolin120]

Saaaaalve André! O mais brabo! Abraço de João e Lucas =D

[@TackleProd]

GLAD YOU SEE YOU AGAIN

[@FlavioYaura]

Que bom ver vc de volta André!! Confesso que desde aquele rolo, estou longe da Unity. Eu estava apenas com UE e após a volta de Asbjørn e essas reviravoltas todas, eu resolvi dar uma chance ao azulzinho. Ele é bem gostosinho de mexer, e claro, com suas particularidades. De todo modo, a comunidade precisa de vocês para incentivar mais pessoas ao desenvolvimento de jogos e que não tem apenas "invernos" nesse ramo. Obrigado! Nos vemos por aqui em Recife qualquer dia. flws

[@duolc_7]

This video is amazing 👌

[@luizhenriqueferreiramontei6271]

Ótimo trabalho, eu eu amo seus vídeos!!!

[@cesardavid5925]

First brakeys and now mix what a time 😢😢😢😢😢

[@artemv3160]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@joaoguilhermevieiramelo769]

HE'S BACK!!

[@Luanmm]

Mandou muito, como sempre!

[@drewcool8441]

HES BACK!!

[@hrofc.]

this is amazing

[@mehmedcavas3069]

these are some clever ways to do these things :O

[@M0kiss]

Maior plot twist da minha vida foi descobrir que, um eu te seguia no twitter e sempre achei teu trampo muito daora, dois, você ser brasileiro! Parabéns pelo teu trampo!

[@mixandjam]

Obrigado! É nois ♥️

[@felbecker]

Extremely valuable video and I don’t even like card games and will probably never dev one.

[@kantallive]

Amazing video

[@Barzie]

Great stuff! wish we had the shader graph for ui feature in older unity versions

[@featherchung696]

Long time no see!

[@jennyhash69]

Looks so easy, showed that way.

[@cheychc]

So cool!!!

[@hansfritz6026]

Omg I can't believe I didnt discover this channel earlier amazing content. I have one question the unity git repositories or I should say the source code. Is it allowed to use them or parts of them for commercial games?

[@androwaydie4081]

Legend !

[@GenaroDev]

amazing. ótimo video

[@AllExistence]

It's been soooo long

[@CiroContinisio]

Really good video! Good idea with the separation between the visuals and the underlying object representing the card, that makes the interactions much more safe too! 👌 Now, take a break from Balatro!!!!!!! 😆

[@mixandjam]

Gracias Ciro!! HEY playing is studying ok

[@CiroContinisio]

@@mixandjam sure but be careful about studying TOO MUCH

[@ti83magic]

yay!

[@umapessoa6051]

Mandou bem ❤

[@rawallon]

Você é muito fera!

[@adriakkoartisto5567]

Missed you, bro *(^_^)*

[@wassimhamdi6354]

Pls post more often 🙏

[@mixandjam]

I'm trying hehehe!! These videos do take A LOT of effort!

[@MrEnvisioner]

@@mixandjam The high quality though is WORTH IT. The videos are very easy to follow, deliver a ton of useful information with stellar visuals & polish, and are well-written and edited. It's understandable that it would take a lot of time (I'd venture to say around 2 months for one video, if you're doing it part-time in between lots of other stuff?).

[@wassimhamdi6354]

@@mixandjam i understand 😁, and i am willing to wait for your videos as long as it takes.

[@evilwizardtherapist]

Woohoo! 🧙🏾‍♂️

[@VINCHiART]

That's awesome 😮. I have an idea for the next video, can you recreat the bullet dodge system from max payne 3 ?

[@jorgeteixeirabruno]

Caraca, acabei de ver que tu é brasileiro, parabéns pelo conteudo, muito foda os videos

[@user-og9rf8se1x]

What a surprise！